"Nobody is on this task force to talk," task force co-chair Stephanie Solien told Q13 News back in June. "We’re on this task force to take action to help the orca."

But as the task force talked about what actions to take, the population experienced three devastating blows.

In June, researchers said L92, known as Crewser, was missing and presumed dead.

In July, J35, or Tahlequah, lost her calf 30 minutes after giving birth. That first day, she was spotted swimming with her dead calf balancing on her head. She continued her so-called 'tour of grief' for 17 days.

In August, while the world mourned with Tahlequah, attention turned to a sick and starving 3-year-old calf known as J50, or Scarlet. Teams in the U.S. and Canada took unprecedented action to medicate her in the wild, but in September, she was pronounced dead.

And we need to see a commitment from the people of Washington to make it happen. Thousands have been speaking out all year and longer with petitions and public comments.

On Friday, the public will learn what actions the task force is recommending the governor take to save the orcas. Still, elected officials in the state legislature will be more apt to pass budgets and legislation in favor of those actions if their constituents continue to communicate what they support.